The MAGA Divide and Trump 2.0 - with Kara Swisher, Heather Cox Richardson and Astead Herndon

[@TheresaWeinheimer-dm7zi]

I love Heather! She frames things so beautifully and without arrogance!

[@jannichi6431]

She is verbal majic. Excellent writer also. She has a Substack.

[@x-artcustomersupport8887]

She went to Exeter and has three purchased degrees from Harvard - no arrogance …everyone is dumber than me just oozes from her being….😂

[@x-artcustomersupport8887]

Joyce Vance went to Maderia - all of these US Attorney and Biden admin propagandist are total elites…

[@x-artcustomersupport8887]

⁠@jannichi6431”verbal magic” 😂

[@sammonicuslux]

Heather was the only one I cared to listen to. First time listening to this show....and the last time.

[@gabrieleliesenfeld4886]

Heather Cox Richardson is brilliant.

[@linguaphile42]

Richardson 🙂

[@gabrieleliesenfeld4886]

@@linguaphile42 thanks 😄

[@tomhigh8948]

She is a brilliant historian. She is clueless when it comes to foreign policy and domestic politics analysis, especially when it comes her beloved Democratic Party.

[@cheweyr]

Heather Cox Richardson is amazing tho ..

[@skrokosz]

Absolutely

[@MsFarrob]

Let's reconvene this panel again. I could have listened to this discussion for an hour or so longer.

[@anyakosta364]

❤🙏 me too ❤

[@victirynom]

This was real talk,the kind that informs and will move us foward.

[@yveeriksson7437]

Yeah, and they should have some Democrats listening in, picking ideas.

[@linguaphile42]

Naw, just follow Heather. The others pale in comparison. Preet doesn't want to pause for historic perspective, and that tells you everything you need to know. He invited a history prof, FFS.

[@jordannewman3972]

Same

[@kayclark4406]

I wish Heather had been my history professor! Thanks for a good panel.

[@brillcouncil4584]

Kara and Heather, please sit down for a longer chat soon! Great discussion, all, looking forward to more.

[@carolinemaybe]

Yes please!!!!!!

[@sammonicuslux]

And lose the guys...

[@Pond_Maven]

@@sammonicuslux YES!!! I have HAD IT with the likes of men who could make a difference but do not make a difference.

[@matthewschwartz6607]

@@Pond_Maven-What do you mean?

[@csikathy]

Dump the NYT guy. Talk about arrogant

[@marylesak8529]

Heather is a national treasure ❤

[@deboraholiver7203]

😂😂

[@lindachiles8260]

You are SO right, Heather. There are tons of us who are very busy actively working at the local level. Wait and see what this year brings. Don't judge by today.

[@teresaamanfu7408]

I really wanna hear people talk about what Democrats can do rather than all the things we did wrong.

[@shelleygilbert]

Please! Me too!!

[@JanetPerini-ey9kd]

Absolutely! I’ve never been on board with blaming the Dems for Trump’s re-election. But I do think we need the kind of communicators that these four are and of course, Pete B!

[@lhoward9593]

Harris lost mainly because of sexism and racism, on both sides of the political aisle.

[@hulasista1918]

Same.

[@kathleenroberts6931]

Support Progressive Democratic candidates, following Bernie's lead, who take no corporate money and promise to overturn Citizens United, that a Republican-controlled Congress forced through in 2010, allowing corporations, billionaires, and churches, to purchase our politicians and judges. Majority of DNC are Progressive Democrats, but leadership are still corporate-owned centrists who spend millions of dollars on attack ads against Progressive democratic candidates during their Primaries, leaving only the corporate-owned centrist candidates standing, and they lose! Attend your local DNC precinct meetings, educate your community, and support Progressive democratic candidates DURING their Primaries, by sending contributions & people power directly to their respective campaigns 😊 FDR Democracy 2.0 ✌ 😊

[@AdrianaEvans]

Love this ensemble! Bring them back again, and again, and again, please!!

[@heatherc2939]

Heather Cox Richardson is astute. Respect for every word. She's got it.

[@llkellenba]

I’m with Kara - no normalizing destruction of democracy and obvious nihilistic insanity with it’s dangerous consequences

[@generalputnam2990]

The Malignant Narcissism, too. Modus vivendi.

[@MarkTaylor-d4s]

Kara claims Trump people call her for advice on Elon. You don't believe that and neither do I. She could first start by telling the truth.

[@ttacking]

@@llkellenba y'all know that we can't just go into the next four years kicking and screaming about every little thing like the brats we are? we'll just get bitch slapped again!?

[@ericbell7194]

I love Heather. She’s so smart. I see her everywhere and it’s not enough.

[@theresamcpherson7352]

Wow! Thanks to all, I'm on board Preet, thank you for having these 3 on.

[@johnstacy6921]

Heather’s recognition of AOC’s brilliance, intellect, and integrity, as well as Kara’s comments are both, warranted and impressive. Thank you both.

[@erinspencer6191]

But they still seem dismissive of her holding any kind of actual leadership position, more just fascinate by her in the general sense. That’s how I interpreted this anyway.

[@ttacking]

@@erinspencer6191 not for nothing but that might have something to do with the direction recent female nominees seem to be trending?

[@rk-jc9se]

AOCs intellect? Hilarious

[@ttacking]

@@rk-jc9se wasn't AOC pushing to get rid of the filibuster!? I hate to say it, but I agree with your trolling

[@jessicakoegel4353]

Where are the protests? The other half are exhausted, emotionally traumatized. We are taking a break to recover and then will rise against this insanity.

[@rickpearson7943]

Nah the left is just highly unorganized and what little bit they get organized, Democrats try to deconstruct it bc they see left wing organizing as a bigger threat to them and their power than as a threat to Republicans. Dems rather lose to Republicans than win with progressives. They are controlled opposition for the conservative elite.

[@marshcreek4355]

"We've been cowed, bowed, bought off, distracted, and become willing participants in our own extinction" - Liz Berrigan. Now, for those of us who still care about our democracy we can add, tired. When Trump first became President in 2016 I was age 66. It had not been long since I had retired. I was protesting weekly and weekends for some outrage or other he'd committed. The refrain from most of those protest participants was "I've not protested as much since the 60's". Now here we are 8 years later. I'll be 75 in another five months, and after the trauma of Covid and illness, I'm exhausted. I can donate to selected good Dem candidates fighting to save us (and where are they?), but it's time for others to step up. Half the time in our marches we'd cordially to citizens and most had absolutely no clue what was going on in the world. That's where we're losing this whole thing - ignorance and disconnection.

[@sammonicuslux]

Also, protests wont work the same way they havebin the past....not this time. There will be needless deaths and Militia groups will be called in by Trump.

[@matthewcaldwell8100]

Where is the leadership? Democrats have colluded in making life harder for the rest of us for decades and every time they are called on to say or do something that might make their golf outings or fundraising calls a little awkward, they gaslight us. We're all sick of it.

[@NomDeGrrr]

Just commented almost verbatim!

[@jeannequan9122]

Excellent ! Please bring this group together again. The guests are so engaged and respectful of one another bringing their own experience and perspectives. Thank you.

[@kimberlywiley7727]

Finally a group of intelligent people who can civilly parse out what is going on in our politics. 😮

[@ThanaBrunges-mx7ji]

Agreed! 😅

[@PoetlaureateNFDL]

Heather is the definition of common sense, compassion and wisdom.

[@4zengrl]

Great panel and discussion! Love both Kara and Heather, but Astead is new to me. I will definitely start to follow him…he’s so right about just “what do the dems believe” and more!

[@nbaybear2002]

Great conversation among people who were actually listening to each other with genuine respect. How refreshing! Preet, I found your channel yesterday to my delight, and made it my morning's brain food. I can't wait for what you bring us next.

[@cmt635]

Loved this group discussion :)

[@CanuckedUp]

Thank you for being so genuine. You all have our support and love from Canada.

[@x-artcustomersupport8887]

Ah I get it this is a pro-socialism channel pro-democracy=pro-socialism

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

Lol, what support do we need from Canada? You have your own politics and messes to attend to

[@MoonlightMee-33]

We sane Americans love our Canadian cousins ❤

[@jillwilczek833]

Lol!

[@jillwilczek833]

Lol!

[@haroldbrown6184]

What a great conversation. Four brilliant, eloquent people.

[@lornahuddleston1453]

Biden's terrible choice of Merrick Garland was the beginning of the end!

[@lornahuddleston1453]

Any hope we felt when we elected Biden was all lost when Biden put that milquetoast loser Merrick Garland in charge of protecting us from Trump and Maga. We should have just thrown in the towel then. We wasted 4 years.

[@audreywellham2413]

@@lornahuddleston1453SCOTUS 6 was going to delay to election- no matter what. Leaked Roberts memo clearly stated this. It would not have mattered who or what was AG. 🙏🏻🇺🇸⚖️💙🩺🗽🕊️✨

[@MsChristina53]

@@lornahuddleston1453sad that our great democracy is so fragile that one mistake can bring on the end.

[@enzos711]

I volunteered for E Warren for her 1st Senate run and I supported her Dem POTUS Campaign, in 2020 .. She was Spot on about so much and is incred talented, capable and tough ..

[@Px828]

"If you are under the age of 55, you don't remember a time when democracy worked." Wow.

[@TerriKnight-x3s]

Sad

[@akeating1969]

Sad, isn’t it???

[@Morgii_B]

That seems ridiculous in my opinion. We live in the most prosperous time in our nations history. The average person has way more luxury goods than before, and crime has been on a decline for a long time.

[@alexandernelson2452]

idk about that one. Do people routinely get shot at political rallies? No?? Seems like democracy works at least partly then

[@michelledatey]

Having followed HCR for years, I am so excited that she is appearing across several podcasts and media. Her letters to an American emails are something that will live on in my inbox for decades to come!

[@lauracohen4914]

Great conversation, all wonderful gueats. I also think AOC is one to watch, I really like her.

[@deboraholiver7203]

😂😂

[@rebeccapurvis4481]

Absolutely fascinating discussion! I could have listened for 2 more hours. It's not often that we have the opportunity to hear truly intelligent people talk about things that are of crucial importance to our futures together. I'd love to see this group get together again. Their differing views and backgrounds brought something fresh and unique to what is already becoming a tired and fruitless conversation. Thank you!

[@lucibjlb]

This is probably the most intelligent conversation I've heard since Trump's first week.

[@Maddie9185]

I love listening to Kara because she understands the importance of capitalism but without sacrificing progressive ideas. but because I am a history buff I love to listen to Heather Cox.

[@catbb1000]

So glad you guys just popped up in my feed. Enjoyable.

[@bridgetolaughlin7200]

I'm listening to this a week after F35's, swearing in. Please bring this group back on a regular basis. I've been off of FB, Instagram, Messenger since. Im😢 only using UTube, Blue Sky, Tribel and then for a limited time.

[@BeachyKeen-ub9rg]

I have not heard of Astead Herndon. I thoroughly enjoyed his imput. I will be looking for his other discussions.

[@eamonhunt8781]

Millionaires who serve billionaires, don't run a workers' party.

[@ttacking]

Eam, that's both sides? Look into a professor Noam Chomsky, he'll explain it with greater granularity ?

[@tonioinverness]

@@ttacking Right. I read OP's comment and was like "Wait, which side are you describing here?"

[@ttacking]

@@tonioinverness we're at the theoretical "horseshoe zone" where both of the anathema ideologues meet back up with each other? Now we can't tell who's who

[@Chuckbobuck201]

And yet, they do!

[@ttacking]

@@Chuckbobuck201 now what are YOU?? The infamous backwoods "bo buck" surname just has maga written aaallll over it...?

[@jamesmcconnel4240]

I appreciate Astead’s comments as they gave me food for thought.

[@Zuretti49]

Astead is 'right on' about the fact that the Republicans have become, for better or worse, the voice for the working class.

[@giipatrick]

Heather and Kara could definitely have their own pod together for sure! (but please still do these too!)

[@lorifitzgerald2891]

Got to get money out of politics. Get rid of Citizen United. Reduce the amount of time spent campaigning.

[@wanderlustworldschooling543]

The opposite is going to actually happen now 😞

[@ttacking]

​Yep. Now, we're at​ Uber-neoliberalism. Or the end game of it?@@wanderlustworldschooling543the Bannonite base can say "isolationism" all they want but these billionaire "globalists" _gotta eat?!_

[@healthyquadrants]

In Canada 🇨🇦 there is a $ cap and elections are only a few months. It works.

[@sammonicuslux]

And the electoral college!

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

​@@healthyquadrantsthere's caps in the US too

[@PatriciaPKHeffernan]

What a wonderful show; GREAT people! Thank you Preet. ❤❤❤

[@DrNancyLivingCoCreatively]

Agree with Heather . In the 90s as a doctoral student I found the lack of mentioning class over race and sexism boggled me.

[@fleafarts3576]

Man, as a 25 year Military Veteran, I love watching you lefties melt down. I absolutely love it.

[@David_Lloyd-Jones]

@@fleafarts3576 Being a right-wing a-hole has nothing to do with having served in the military. Ever consider taking responsibility for yourself, Flea?

[@LinnieBee1709]

@@fleafarts3576 LOL, there are no bigger snowflakes than right-wingers these days - hiding under their beds from those scary gay or brown people. I have long-time friends who have been sucked into the Trump cult, and I hardly recognize them anymore. I do hope that after the migrant workers have been chased out of the country, MAGAs will happily roll their sleeves up out in the fields. Those crops don't harvest themselves, you know!

[@csikathy]

By focusing on race and sex, the GOP tries to take out class out of the equation and protect their positions.

[@daveweil6767]

​@fleafarts3576 why the hell are you bothering to troll this discussion? Because you doubt your own mind. You know deep down that these billionaires don't have your welfare in mind and that they would steal your VA benefits for another yacht and castle if given half the chance. Read a book !

[@woodoven]

Extremely intelligent and perceptive panel. Call them back early and often please and thank you! ☕️

[@jeffreyherman9454]

How articulate, informed, clear-sighted -- and very likeable -- ALL of you are! My compliments to the chef!!! Delicieux!!!

[@mwhitney9532]

People are broke! 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.OVERWHELMED! Hard to fight back when stretched so thin.

[@linguaphile42]

Totally disagree that people aren't organizing!!! I'm in South Carolina and there are 7-8 new groups that have sprung up since the election just in my community! People are doing everything from fighting book bans, to making calling networks for pushing back on Trump policies, to just diving in on voter registration. It is NOT being covered by media, and that's fine, but when someone says people are kind of apathetic, that shows how disconnected they are.

[@almcdonald8676]

Jesus Christ that’s sad. I sincerely hope the great people of America show clearly what zero tolerance for treason looks like.

[@dazeyday5699]

With Denali it's not just that William McKinley was a shitty person or president- no doubt he was- but that Denali is the traditional name desired by the indigenous people in Alaska, not to mention the rest of us Alaskans. It's a two-fer move, to flex Trump's power and a slap to the native Alaskans all in one go.

[@vbachman6742]

If we ever get the presidemcy back, the mountain must be renamed Denali.

[@JudithOneal-kh8vg]

I definitely see value in public opportunities to get the youth educated. Imagine a press conference presentation by Native Americans.... Emphasis on WHY trump & friends want to change History Education, twisting Truth that enables Unity between all of us.

[@sammonicuslux]

Don't give in....the name remains Denali. My god. When they start to reprint maps with Gulf of America on them, be loud when asking who is paying for this nonsense (hint...we are!). I will never say either "new name".

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

Has there been a vote on this? You speak for all Alaskans?

[@71suns]

​@@chickenfishhybrid44Consider developing ACTUAL EMPLOYABLE JOB SKILLS as an alternative to TROLLING about your apparent desperate need for a hero 'DADDY' action figure.

[@stephanieunderland5999]

I want to hear more about how voter suppression laws & stunts affected this very slim win by trump. Maybe we should be talking more about that and the amplification of outright lies & misinformation on mainstream and social media

[@k.martin28270]

😂😂😂😂 stunts??? Like having the msm and tech oligarchs push a blatant lie signed by 51 security officials a week before an election. Oh you sniveling, moronic hypocrites really take the cake!! 😂😂 Cry harder.

[@danaweeks7617]

Thank you !

[@Ranis-o1k]

There’s a Guardian journo doing outstanding work on voter suppression by the name of Greg Palast.

[@OneAdam12Adam]

Of course we should. It's so obvious it's shameful what COWARDS are leaders are.

[@VegasheatX-tra]

Very slim...lol. Pull your head out.

[@katenoke1571]

I think Heather hits the nail on the head here. We're all used to the Trump playbook. And this is a good time to find fresh leadership on the Left.

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

Lol, just now figuring this out?

[@jacobhholt]

We also underestimated the power of the GOP's last four years of non-stop voter suppression legislation, State by State, voter rolls are being purged, voting windows restricted, even votes thrown out under false pretenses like incorrect dates or inconsistent signatures because too much power was given to the wrong officials. Voter suppression is a huge variable to over come.

[@ListenUpDemocracy]

Stacey Abrams told us. Why didn't we listen?

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

Lol, such cope. Voter suppression is something to make you feel better about losing. Voting has never been easier.

[@Jlr-vz8cc]

​@@chickenfishhybrid44You are seriously missing what's been going on or purposely not acknowledging it.

[@MiscWit72]

Right. Where were the dems when 3 million votes were purged

[@ThanaBrunges-mx7ji]

Heather cox Richardson is my go to history gal! ❤❤❤😅

[@yveeriksson7437]

The Loan Forgiveness was even bigger for businesses (after the pandemic), but somehow it's always the Forgiveness of Student Loans that is debated.

[@OneAdam12Adam]

I agree

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

Businesses employ people. Almost everyone. Most Americans, especially lower class Americans don't go to college. Americans with degrees also have a higher lifetime earning potential than those who don't. Sorry your loan wasn't forgiven, you'll pay it off someday.

[@MsChristina53]

@@chickenfishhybrid44lower class Americans are able to go to college through the use of student loans. Rich people send their kids to college. Some kids work their way through community college and get scholarships to go further. Student loans are for the people who are trying to move up in life. They still work their asses off, nobody is just given a degree. Then when they start working they pay more taxes. Giving them a break, instead of, for example, the auto industry or the banks, is a very small chunk of change in comparison. European countries do it because it’s good for their countries.

[@mzmscoyote]

OK. I’m an old Dem (really old). I believe that this country was built by immigrants, including my own ancestors. I believe that immigrants enrich us socially, economically, culturally. To me the Statue of Liberty says it all. I have seen immigrants work longer and harder than native borns and that without them our lives will be harder because of that phenomenon we talk about: white parents don’t train their kids to do those jobs - so, among other things, our food supply is going to both shrink and get more expensive (basic supply and demand). I believe what I learned in church as a child, that we are called to give welcome, hospitality, dignity, and mercy to those in need, especially to strangers. I know that humans make up borders and rules about crossing them. Birds have more freedom of movement than humans do, not because we are not capable of movement, but because we pick a trait and a reason and tell each other: “you can move around inside this fence, but you cannot go outside it because I said so” I have listened and heard as folks put forth arguments for border restrictions which they turn around and negate by another argument, but the commonality of both arguments comes down to racial/ethnic control and cleansing. I also know that when you slap a lid on a pot and turn up the fire, the contents will explode.

[@rockydopeydoge6730]

People get tired of being outraged all the time. But they will be back. And organised resistance is better than resistance that is just loud.

[@robnorwood3591]

The lesson of the last election is hate sells. This shouldn't be the bash Democrats hour because they couldn't compete in that game. As a union labor member, the Democrats saved my pension with a simple reorganization, and gave me years of infrastructure work!

[@Jay-o3k3i]

Until the Dems cut off their addiction to Citizens United-driven big money politic donations, make the working class the ONLY priority, get rid of their gerontocracy and go bare knuckle, blow for blow with the MAGA-GOP, they will win here and there but will continue be losers.

[@mattfiguresitout]

Very wise panel. Always love Astead’s insights.

[@elizabethkimbrough7135]

Yes, he is pragmatic- really appreciated his views!!

[@mjf3810]

Thank you, HCR. There ISN'T less pushback. It's just manifesting differently (and hopefully, more effective in defeating authoritarianism.) Great panel. Please invite all 3 back!

[@amyanderson3984]

Personally, I'm staying as anonymous as possible while working on constituent activism and helping develop an infrastructure to support my community. It's time to be like the French resistance in WWII.

[@tuckerparsons]

What a fascinating group! I’m definitely putting The Run UP into my pod feed

[@JanetPerini-ey9kd]

Preet! I’m an avid follower of your pods and now here you are too! I’m thrilled. This has a living organic appeal that’s wonderful. More more! ❤️

[@LuradineTimberlake]

"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims, but accomplices."

[@ttacking]

@@LuradineTimberlakeYeah? well, something tells me that those" A peoples" don't know that quote?

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

Sooo essentially the majority of Americans for at least my entire lifetime?

[@ttacking]

@@chickenfishhybrid44 yeah, that's definitely a "my shit don't stink" stance whenever you start chuckin' around words like "A people" or waxing philosophically about the "ugliness of human nature?"

[@ttacking]

@@JohnBoy234 Johnny Boy my qualifiers were "a people" and deprecating talk of human nature, I wrote that!? You're not smart enough to circumlocute that for some sprint to the moral high ground that you don't even need ?!

[@ttacking]

@@JohnBoy234 those weren't my qualifiers? I wrote them? Why did you try to "circumlocute"what I wrote by writing that? The moral high ground or something?

[@anyakosta364]

Very interesting conversation thank you very much ❤🙏

[@markdouglas8073]

Thank you Preet. You have brought some great American minds together to help us resist and defeat this present darkness.

[@thebookelf2135]

Between 3 and 5 plus million women marched this year. Not covered to a notable extent.

[@OneAdam12Adam]

Corporate media ignored many protests these past three months.

[@Melanie99880]

We need corporate media to pull on their big girl pants and show the protests…

[@justic4allppl]

That’s news to me!!

[@JudithOneal-kh8vg]

Can you please give more infoʻ?

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

Marched where? Are you talking about the entire country or something? Here's the quote I found about the march in NYC this year. "People's March in NYC draws smaller crowds than 2017 Women's March, participants say"

[@patsmith4706]

There are massive protests about this in multiple other countries that we don't hear about. With the abdication of the media to 47, how do we know there aren't rallies here we don't hear about?

[@pardeeplace4480]

Trump showed that you don't need the media on your side in order to win.

[@karenwhite8839]

Just subscribed! My favorites wrapped up into one came into my feed tonight! I didn't even know Preet had a channel. What a great discussion about our democracy and class culture.

[@catbb1000]

I just did too. Hey we have good taste. 😊

[@jeanneflorentine9167]

Agree 💯

[@pohkeee]

Ditto, also subscribed.

[@tommo-f7f]

"When Thomas Jefferson dined alone..." But he never dined alone. There was always somebody to cook his food, serve his table...and work his plantation.. I will never understand the deification of the so-called Founding Fathers.... the original oligarchs.....

[@pohkeee]

History is always paradoxical. They didn’t intend their “ experiment “ to include so many “ classes”, but we are here now, whether intended or not. We can empower ourselves by embracing the paradox and moving forward with a new vision…

[@SnappyTurtle-k5x]

​@@pohkeee What would your vision be like?

[@ThanaBrunges-mx7ji]

Yes, but they were the most highly educated men of their day. Not an orange spray-tan painted angry petty buffoon with a fourth grade reading level! 😮😢

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

Cope and seethe

[@Purplenpinkk]

Great discussion! Please reconvene this group.

[@enzos711]

There was a pretty big Peoples March in DC (around the country) about a wk ago .. TV Media didn't cover it much ..

[@debrabarbarick8193]

People are exhausted. Friends tell me I can't look at it to protect my mental health. The first term literally traumatized people. How can we ever normalize electing a felon for a president. I just can't wrap my mind about it.

[@wanderlustworldschooling543]

Worse than a felon… a felon whose crimes were against US and our country. 😢

[@user-Tn2Dn]

America is Traumatized. We now know he is untouchable. What’s the point? All the richest people in America are falling in line behind him. What can us mere peasants do?

[@jonusjonus9271]

@@wanderlustworldschooling543oh stop it with the felony non sence...and i didnt even vote for the guy...

[@jonusjonus9271]

@@user-Tn2Dn eventually u have to grow up

[@brucedickens1443]

ALL BULLSHIT ! BUT WE REMEMBER ! WE remember the women’s march (vagina hats and all) the day after inauguration. We remember the 4 years of attacks and impeachments We remember “not our president” and the “Resistance…” We remember Maxine Walters telling followers to harass us in restaurants. We remember the Presidents spokesperson being kicked out a restaurant. We remember hundreds of Trump supporters physically attacked. We remember Trump supporters getting Doxed, and fired from jobs. We remember riots, and looting. We remember “a comedian” holding up the President’s severed head. We remember a play in Central park paid with public funding, showing the killing of President Trump. We remember Robert de Niro yelling “F" Trump” at the Tony’s and getting a standing ovation. We remember Nancy Pelosi tearing up the State of the Union Address. We remember the total in the tank move on the mainstream media. We remember the non-stop and live fact checking on our President and his supporters. We remember non-stop in your face lies and open cover-ups from the media. We remember the President and his staff being spied on. We remember five Senators shot on a ballfield. We remember every so-called comedy show turn into nothing but Trump hate fest. We remember 95% negative coverage in the news. We remember the state governors asking and getting everything they ask for and then blaming Trump for their problems. We remember a Trump top aid verbally assaulted in two DC restaurants. We remember people banging on the Supreme Court doors. We remember that we were called every name in the book for supporting President Trump. We remember that Hollywood said they would leave after Trump was elected but they stayed. We remember being called Nazis We remember being called Deplorables We remember being called Fascists We remember our sitting President calling us "garbage" and Kamala (and the media) trying to tell us to "get past it because Biden doesn't matter anymore" A SHIT STORM IS COMING ! ENJOY THE FRUITS OF YOUR IGNORANCE !

[@deborahlukovich8006]

We are protesting with where we spend our money and we’re realigning at the community level.

[@ardentynekent2099]

Crazy-man just finished insulting at least 10 allies. Severely. Our allies responded with beautifully written letters, thanking the Madman but "feeling compelled to turn him down at this time."

[@ttacking]

Denmark told him, LITERALLY, to "Fuck off" buying Greenland!? Hell let's join the kingdom of Denmark and send trump to South Africa where he belongs

[@paulnagle7017]

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics -Plutarch

[@ntewolde]

Loved this panel!

[@deenalapres85]

Astead, thank you. The middle class people I know and work with are not disillusioned. It’s been difficult to believe that there is a democracy for more years than many want to believe. Democracy was bought off long time ago. Listening to this today makes me realize how out of touch mainstream media is. The past two weeks have struck rapid fear through the likes of the marginalized. Understood that this is what they’re looking to do. If the last two weeks is an indication of what should be expected in the next 4 years then you’re correct. It will be a “totally different landscape” -and that’s the language that works (I guess)for this podcast.

[@Cat-tastrophee]

I was very upset when this ended. I would've listened for 2 more hours at least! Please reconvene this excellent panel 🙏

[@bubdunk1257]

Excellent show! Thanks to the panel members.

[@lisas.4448]

Fantastic group & discussion! PLEASE do reconvene them. They seemed to enjoy it, too. Thank you for presenting and facilitating a really captivating discussion.

[@talitam.8414]

Always a pleasure to listen to Alstead.

[@brendapaint]

That was a great conversation. I enjoyed it- intellectually stimulating.

[@markg.7865]

Intellectually stimulating is the exact opposite of MAGA.

[@MomoCho11]

Great panel! Particularly interesting to hear Astead’s observations as he has his ear to ground with a range of regular folks and his takeaways and other reporting reflect that.

[@judithjacksonfossett3808]

Insightful and useful. Thank you.

[@ThanaBrunges-mx7ji]

Federal agents should not be going into churches and schools to arrest immigrants! And we as US citizens should be out there working with aid organizations to foster- adopt any children separated from their parents! 😅

[@Metro-n2w]

I don't want to give up,but I don't know how to fight stupidity.

[@wanderlustworldschooling543]

I’ve never felt the feeling of ‘I’m too old for this 💩” more viscerally than I did after this election 😢

[@saylaveenadmearedead]

There is no cure for stupidity but... the stupid are easy to coerce

[@peacheswilliams4539]

Or insanity and blatent racism and GREED...It's like fighting a horde of demons...

[@AroundTheWorldWithDre]

Shine the light so bright that it can’t be ignored!

[@LuradineTimberlake]

We must speak up. I am 75 years old and would rather fade into the woodwork. But if we don’t, we won’t have any woodwork to fade into… Stand up like the Honorable Bishop Budde did! Speak facts to their lies. Professor Historian Heather Cox Richardson said that we can and should RESIST them. They are not a majority in many areas. They are usurpers with a mean agenda. We need to stand up to them! Begin with prayer🤔 Prayer For DisUSA Dear Lord, so many are feeling anxious, worried and stressed these days. We ask You to fill us with Your peace and help our minds to be at rest. Help us to remember that no matter who is President, You are still on the throne and fully in control. We pray that honesty, fairness and truth will prevail. We ask that You would grant us Your wisdom and fill us with Your love, that we might overcome all that divides us. We humble ourselves before You as we pray, Lord and we ask You to heal our land and shed Your grace and mercy on this nation. We ask these things in Jesus' name. Amen

[@skrokosz]

She is an awesome person. I need to channel her more. Her grace with Mr.Marquette was unbelievable.

[@pamelahays-lx1to]

Preet Bharara! Wow & a Fantastic Panel too! This is a treat to behold! Preet was the Canary in the Coal Mine, during Trump's first, "nightmarish" term! And here We are now, with Millions of out-raged Americans! Hard to believe, We are in this "nightmare" again! We will have to just, have Faith & "power" through this & deal with the Gangster & his Posse! ------- Psalms 21 & 24; Proverbs, chapter, 27.

[@LuradineTimberlake]

I am believing and praying Psalm 37 daily for fulfillment 🤔✝️📖👍🏾💪🏾👏🏾🙏🏾

[@LuradineTimberlake]

What the heck has that South Afrikaan apartheid believer elon musk done for anyone besides himself?🤔😢😓🥲👎🏾Came here and worked as illegal immigrant, rubbed elbows with the powerful, claimed to have started Tesla after corrupting chasing true founders out. Bought Twitter and used it to spread lies and propaganda, has an ongoing weekly relationship with Putin. Bought and bosses the convicted felon x34 Etc etc.👎🏾

[@rk-jc9se]

Your are completely in a bubble. We are way better off now than the last 4 years

[@heatherc2939]

The Democrats have been hit with this tornado of shock and awe. They are going to need a minute to gather themselves. GOP Senators are receiving verifiable threats if they don't confirm Trump's nominees. This is a complicated time. Do NOT blame Democrats.

[@OneAdam12Adam]

Democrats are cowards. They still fail to uphold the Constitution. Bannon even makes fun of them saying that Trumpsters will go to the center of the Earth, if Dems go low.

[@dianak0691]

Let’s be honest about the fact that the Dems have always forced all their party members in Congress to vote as a block or else…..

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

Yeah don't you dare ask for accountability from Democrats! That party is so cooked.

[@Brendavy1no]

This was great!!! Thank you.

[@dominique217]

I'm so glad to find this podcast, and am thrilled to find this group of experts all together! 👏🏽

[@angelliquem810]

Great conversation, but Fetterman? Are you kidding? He is Sinema 2.0, he’s approval rating in PA is 32% if anything he should be primaried.

[@capiglines598]

Yes, he has definitely changed his tune…..

[@franjkav]

He seems worse than sinema

[@dogeared100]

​@@franjkavIt's gross..had me fooled.

[@sammonicuslux]

He is BAD NEWS now. A turncoat.

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

Lmao, you shitlibs still haven't figured it out yet, have you? Fetterman is based. This is from January 24 2025. "48% of Pennsylvania voters approve of Sen. Fetterman’s job performance, marking an 8-percentage-point increase in his net approval rating since he took office."

[@marianmiller2802]

Instead of John Fetterman, I would rather have Mayor Pete.

[@drhirise1]

Class is the key! Class awareness!

[@pohkeee]

☝🏼

[@kimferzoco6755]

Astead is so insightful. I love listening to him.

[@elizabethkimbrough7135]

Yes, I'm following him now!

[@KarenG0119]

People need to be educated on the immigration process and why there is a backlog of processing asylum seekers.

[@wanderlustworldschooling543]

They are intentionally misinformed to prevent them from actually being educated about any of it. MAGA seem incapable of distinguishing between legal and illegal immigration and what the law protects and provides for both groups. I posted about the cancellation of the LEGAL appointments and had someone comment about ILLEGAL immigrants as if they had anything to do with my post. They then went on to complain about their tax dollars being spent on ILLEGAL immigrants, failing to understand that the only thing ILLEGAL immigrants are provided is a refusal to treat their medical emergencies. Our tax dollars are mostly spent on communities trying to adapt to an influx of LEGAL immigration. They just lump everything together and complain that everyone is illegal and all of our tax dollars are going to illegal immigrants. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@peacheswilliams4539]

People also need to understand H-2A visa's that allow immigrants to work our fields...The Trump CULT seems to think ALL immigrants are here iilegally and they are NOT...

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

A lot of people don't care. A lot of people want less immigration in general.

[@rk-jc9se]

Most of the asylum seekers are economic migrants. Our kindness has been abused

[@omavicmcmurray2893]

Thanks for showing up and helping us grasp the moment. It’s good to hear from each of you. Still trying to understand if the election had integrity and why there’s no deep dive there, I get it’s taboo to question the process but when the outcome is heinous why do we even accept the results? Moving on, obviously, now as a captive. HCR raises my hope through her historical perspective.

[@Saveusall52]

We really need to get rid of the electoral college votes. Point blank period

[@rickpearson7943]

We do but Trump still would've won this time.

[@ThanaBrunges-mx7ji]

Agreed! 😅

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

Did you forget Trump won the popular vote?

[@Jlr-vz8cc]

Even bigger to me is to get Citizen's United overturned.

[@Linusrox123]

Yes he won the popular vote by a Quaker, but having to spend time in those few states rather than gettign the vote out in California etc counted

[@michellelague7923]

Fantastic! Also, loving AOC more every day!

[@KevinWay-pv3or]

AOC too far left, that part of reason dems lost,and harris being a terrible canidate

[@monicagamm8633]

Others are also more aggressive like AdamSchiff, JamieRaskin and even Tim Kaine… we need more of that if we will EVER get back in the game 💪

[@epeterson677]

Great group, great discussion among some impressive intellects. Yes, may I have some more please. It was a good meal of ideas and thoughts.

[@thjbird]

Our economic system makes very little sense. We have an oligarch who can make billions overnight just playing while minimum wage is $7.25/hr for people who make the country function.

[@DrNancyLivingCoCreatively]

First week. I''m in week 2 and his mass distraction and release of major criminals. I find it disgusting. Silk Road? Remember. This is not a president but a mobster.

[@wanderlustworldschooling543]

He’s always been a mobster.

[@ThanaBrunges-mx7ji]

Agreed! 👍 😮

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

You boomers have got to get a hobby. Folllowing this stuff so close and getting all worked up isn't good for your heart

[@Achilles2696]

To me the volune of weath these single individuals now have is the problem (not 400000 millionaires . One person with 400000 x $1000000) . There hasnt been a word invented for this. "Rich" foesnt do it. The relatively new and massive amounts ceo's make is also an abomination. It will end in tears if it keeps going this way.

[@OneAdam12Adam]

Billionaires let alone centi-billionaires shouldn't exist.

[@SnappyTurtle-k5x]

How about the 'Gilded Ones'? TP said it was their Age now.

[@stevenweiss2575]

The problem of the so-called big tent is ignored. Having one coherent message on almost anything among the democratic party is extremely difficult when the diversity within the party is so fundamentally high.

[@evebotelho2555]

I marched and marched last time. What did it do. I wrote letters and sent money to democrats. All my friends are mad and sad. We don't know what to do though. Some have switched off for their own mental health.

[@G_handle]

Always remember this: If you and Millions of others had not, and do not, however bad things are, they would have and will be much worse. This is not win or lose, winner take all, like our elections make it appear. How many Americans, People of Color, Women, etc. want to go back and live in the era of their grandparents? 4-years of a second term is a ‘Lame Deck’. 2-years until the midterms November 2026 18-months or less before serious Campaigning 100-days is the most effective period of Any Presidential term, about 15-weeks About 3-weeks of ‘Shock & Awe’ ‘Flood the Zone’, then the dust settles and we see where we are Today starts week 2…

[@darrenmcdonald3697]

Same here, right now l'm just so discouraged and embarrassed at what is happening. Interacting with my European in-laws has become so difficult, they just look at me with bewilderment and ask why America is doing this to themselves. l just hope we can survive the next few years and then start to rebuild and repair. It's like we are fighting a war against ourselves.😢

[@evebotelho2555]

@@darrenmcdonald3697 a house divided, cannot stand and this country is so divided. We get our 'news' from different outlets, you would think we live in different countries.

[@darrenmcdonald3697]

You are so correct, l live amongst people and have family that might not just be from a different country but from a different planet. We have so many in this country that are not even living in reality and are totally brainwashed. I feel like l'm living in 1930s Germany and watching history repeat it's self.

[@G_handle]

​@darrenmcdonald3697 Or like 1960s South Africa. Elon, Peter Thiel and the rest of the 'PayPal Mafia' are all Apartheid babies. They think the lost "thier" country to the "Blacks", and now they don't want to lose this country to the "Illegal Immigrants", aka non-whites. They've been online talking about it for decades. Now they're wealthy enough to attempt a coup.